Grounds of Engagement Apartheid-Era African American and South African Writing

Part literary history, part cultural study, Grounds of Engagement examines the relationships and exchanges between black South African and African American writers who sought to create common ground throughout the antiapartheid era. Stéphane Robolin argues that the authors' geographic imaginati...

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Main Author: Robolin, Stéphane
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Urbana University of Illinois Press 2015
Edition:1
Series:The new black studies series
Subjects:
African American authors
African American Studies
American literature
American literature > African American authors > History and criticism
Black authors
Ethnic Studies
History
History and criticism
Language & Literature
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Sociology
South African literature
South African literature (English)
South African literature (English) > Black authors > History and criticism
South African literature > Black authors > History and criticism
ISBN:9780252039478, 0252039475, 9780252097584, 0252097580
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter Table of Contents Acknowledgments [Map] CHAPTER 1: Introduction: CHAPTER 2: Race, Place, and the Geography of Exile CHAPTER 3: Remapping the (Black) Nation CHAPTER 4: Cultivating Correspondences; or, Other Gestures of Belonging CHAPTER 5: Constructive Engagements Notes Bibliography Index Back Matter
  • 5. Constructive Engagements 4. Cultivating Correspondences; or, Other Gestures of Belonging 3. Remapping the (Black) Nation 2. Race, Place, and the Geography of Exile 1. Introduction: Imagining a Transnational Ground Contents Acknowledgments Title page, Copyright, Dedication Cover Notes Bibliography Index
  • Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction: Imagining a Transnational Ground -- 2. Race, Place, and the Geography of Exile -- 3. Remapping the (Black) Nation -- 4. Cultivating Correspondences -- or, Other Gestures of Belonging -- 5. Constructive Engagements -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index